Copenhagenize and Copenhagen Cycle Chic are pleased to be included in a travelling exhibition about Danish bike culture which opened in Canberra, Australia earlier this year.

Dreams on Wheels is curated by Thomas Ermacora, founder of Etikstudio, for the Danish Foreign Ministry and is scheduled to travel to many cities around the world between now and the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next year, called COP15. The show in Canberra accompanies the reopening of the Danish Embassy in the Australian capital.A Copenhagen City Bike and my posters behind it, taken by a local.

An earlier incarnation of the exhibition was shown at the Danish House in Paris, The Danish Design Centre in Copenhagen and the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto.

The concept is driven by the motivation to illustrate how a “cyclocentric” approach to urban development stimulates environmental concern and sustainable civic behaviour.

20 Danish bike brands are represented, from Biomega to Velorbis and you can try a Copenhagen City Bike. Jan Gehl, the urban planner, and his company Gehl Architects are represented and you can also learn about cycling life in other Danish cities.

The exhibition will be cloned and presented in various other cities simultaneously, starting with Australian cities this summer [their winter]. I'll keep you updated as to where the show is heading.

Here's a note from one of our readers who saw it:"Fantastic exhibition. Canberra's a good cycling town, too, but nothing like Copenhagen!

The funny thing, though, is that the exhibition is right on the route I take along the lake to get to and from my partner's place. The night it opened, I was cruising along the bike path, and found that it was completely blocked by a great big marquee, and heaps of people drinking champagne. I was outraged that some bastards were blocking the path, and wondered who would make cycling so difficult. I dismounted to walk my bike through the crowds, and soon realised that it was an exhibition promoting cycling! Classic."

DESIGN LABWhile we're at it, there are some new t-shirt designs over at the online boutique:

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I saw it here in Canberra and it made me want to move to Denmark. It was also lovely to see the sort of non-sporty bikes we don't get here (although they are starting to trickle in). I was SO tempted to steal the Velorbis Victoria!

You should see this documentary. I saw it last night and thought it was awesome.

On Wheels Brasil

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Renowned activist-filmmaker Sergio Bloch gives us a series of captivating sketches of the lives of Brazil's urban poor, specifically those who must push, pull, or pedal various forms of wheeled vehicles in order to earn their daily bread. The steady rhythm of wheels serves as a poignant metaphor, underscoring how the only certainty in the lives of these workers is the absolute uncertainty of daily survival.

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Fantastic exhibition. Canberra's a good cycling town, too, but nothing like Copenhagen!

The funny thing, though, is that the exhibition is right on the route I take along the lake to get to and from my partner's place. The night it opened, I was cruising along the bike path, and found that it was completely blocked by a great big marquee, and heaps of people drinking champagne. I was outraged that some bastards were blocking the path, and wondered who would make cycling so difficult. I dismounted to walk my bike through the crowds, and soon realised that it was an exhibition promoting cycling! Classic.

Is there any chance to get this wonderful-sounding exhibition to Melbourne, Victoria? We are about 30 years behind Europe in our sustainable cycling culture down here and this would be a great vision for a cycle-friendly future!

Thanks for the update zakkaliciousness; please let us know (and more importantly perhaps how to assist with securing its being here) if we could be lucky enough to see this exciting exhibition. There are quite a few local organisations (councils, community radio, bicycle groups, etc) I could contact on your behalf to encourage attendance! The best place to host the exhibition would be at one of the Federation Square buildings - in the heart of Melbourne City. Would it be worthwhile contacting the Danish consulate in Melbourne?

Great news to hear the exhibition will be coming to Melbourne! Peter, if you would like some assistance please let me know - you can contact me via zakkaliciousness (who now has my email). Would be happy to chat!

It is opening in Brisbane CIty council in the coming days... It should be in Melbourne 10th of August at Fedsquare, we are working out the details now... then in Adelaide and Perth... Stay posted... Best. Thomas (curator)

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